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There will shortly be a change in Public Health advice in relation to scabies for children and young people. Guidance documents will be updated to advise there should be no enforced exclusion from school for scabies.
This change has been driven by a desire to ensure any exclusion advice for missed education is proportionate and balanced against the risk of infection, taking into account any equity issues.
Whooping cough cases are increasing as vaccine uptake has fallen in recent years. UKHSA are urging parents to check that their children are vaccinated.
Whooping cough is a notifiable disease, an outbreak is defined as 2 or more confirmed cases within 42 days where transmission is likely to have occurred in the setting. National guidance recommends that confirmed cases are excluded from the setting for 2 days after starting antibiotics, or 21 days from symptom onset if no antibiotics are taken.
Please contact the West Midlands UKHSA Health Protection team on 0344 225 3560 for further information. UKHSA will lead the outbreak response and will organise contact tracing if necessary.
Occupational Health: Please find below details of upcoming events.
Child Friendly Cov: Pupil Parliament event for years 5 and 6 on 18 June, Safe Spaces letter for parents and Safe Spaces letter for young people
CCEP: Coventry schools have the opportunity to form a cohort on the Royal Opera House's national training programme for Cultural Champions. Schools are invited to identify 1-2 members of staff for the one-year programme comprising of six 2-hour sessions (online and in-person at a Coventry venue). It is fully funded and includes access to additional CPD for dance, singing and design. There are places for 30 schools which will be offered in order of application. The closing date is 24 June.
Soothern and Craner Educational Foundation: Educational and vocational grants for the girls and young women of Coventry
Computing Hub: Primary newsletter and Primary Programme
Little Sutton English Hub: Summer newsletter
Coventry and Central Warwickshire Teaching School Hub: We offer both Specialist and Leadership NPQs, including NPQSenco. Full DfE funding is now available to the 50% of schools with the highest proportion of pupil premium funding, please contact us at tshub@lawrencesheriffschool.com to check your eligibility. More information about the programmes is available on our website, and our Lead Provider UCL's website.
If you have any comments, please let us know by contacting lucy.lambert@coventry.gov.uk.
Jobs and careers in Coventry schools.
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